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[–] kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes... at what point do you stop blocking the single posters, but block the community instead? And at what point do you stop blocking the communities, and block the whole instance? We all draw those lines differently, but it is definitely not easy, when you also want to interact with the people thinking differently, but also in good faith. And how to spot those people, from the mass of bots, propagandists, trolls, and useful idiots... And not end up wasting that time, or unintentionally boosting their message.

Though, for me the last line absolutely is drawn in the genocide-denialism, as for example defending Chinas "assimilation", is just wording genocide to sound palatable. If the moderators of a community accept it, and other users upvote it, it goes into the "sitting at the table with nazis"-metaphora, for me. It really is very important, to hear other viewpoints, to avoid the echo chamber, but I also refuse to become a part of the crowd even just accepting the approval or defending of attrocities from the sidelines. Some people of course do find something worthwhile in reading, or even taking opposing part in even the worst discussions as well, but I just get unhinged and extremely angry, and that is not a good thing to expose yourself to all the time. Especially, when I seek the mentioned fun here, be it memes, or meaningful discussions (like this one), as I already get my dose of Awful, from following the news from multiple sources.